Walter Kreye

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Walter Kreye (born 18 July 1942){{cite web|url=https://www.kino.de/star/walter-kreye/|title=Walter Kreye|publisher=|accessdate=21 December 2017}} is a German actor.

Biography

Kreye is the son of radio editor and writer Walter A. Kreye. He graduated from Bochum Drama School and then had theater engagements at the Hamburg Schauspielhaus, the Thalia Theater, and the Stuttgart State Theater.

From 1980, he appeared in the television series Ein Fall für zwei, Praxis Bülowbogen, Der Fahnder, and Tatort. In 1990, he won the silver Grimme-Preis for his performance in Reporter.

In 2007, he succeeded Rolf Schimpf in the crime series The Old Fox as chief inspector Rolf Herzog.

In 2017, Kreye appeared in the Netflix series Dark as Tronte Nielsen.{{cite web|title=Das Wichtigste im Leben: Walter Kreye spielt Opa Hans |url=https://www.vox.de/cms/das-wichtigste-im-leben-walter-kreye-spielt-opa-hans-4328658.html |website= |date=27 May 2019 |accessdate=13 April 2020 |language=de |trans-title=The most important thing in life: Walter Kreye plays Grandpa Hans}}

Kreye is married to actress Sabine Wegner and has two daughters and a son from his first marriage.

In 2011, he was diagnosed with colon cancer, which caused him to stop performing until after his recovery.{{cite web|title=ZDF commissioner Kreye has to pause because of cancer |url=https://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/der-alte-zdf-kommissar-kreye-muss-wegen-krebs-pausieren_aid_670928.html |website=focus.de |date=2 October 2011 |accessdate=12 April 2020 |language=de |trans-title=ZDF commissioner Kreye has to pause because of cancer}}

Selected filmography

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class="wikitable sortable" \|+ {{Sronly\|List of film and television appearances, with year, title, and role shown}}
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1989 \|Reporter \|Pit Wilkens \|9 episodes
1989–1997 \|Ein Fall für zwei \| \|6 episodes
1994 \|Adelheid und ihre Mörder \| \|1 episode
1996 \|Polizeiruf 110 \| \|
rowspan=3\|1997 \|Tatort \| \|
Polizeiruf 110 \| \|
Doppelter Einsatz \| \|
rowspan=2\|1998 \|Tatort \| \|
Der Clown \| \|
1999–2000 \|Tatort \| \|
2000 \|Polizeiruf 110 \| \|
rowspan=3\|2005 \|Die Rosenheim-Cops \| \|
Katze im Sack \|Brockmann \|Feature film
Tatort \| \|
2005–2009 \|Der Dicke \|Martin Brüggemann \|20 episodes
rowspan=2\|2006 \|Unter weißen Segeln \| \|
SOKO München \| \|
rowspan=2\|2007 \|K3 – Kripo Hamburg \| \|
Siska \| \|
2008–2012 \|The Old Fox \| \|
2012 \|Das Traumschiff \| \|
rowspan=3\|2015 \|Die Chefin \| \|
Donna Leon (TV series) \| \|
Notruf Hafenkante \| \|
rowspan=2\|2017 \|In aller Freundschaft \| \|
Dark \|Tronte Nielsen \|7 episodes
2018 \|Stuttgart Homicide \| \|

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|+ {{Sronly|List of film and television appearances, with year, title, and role shown}}

Year

! Title

! Role

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1989

|Reporter

|Pit Wilkens

|9 episodes

1989–1997

|Ein Fall für zwei